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Friday, March 14, 2014

Personalized Coin Purses and Possibilites...

Hey there! I am back with another day of release fun over at Papertrey Ink. Today's group post is all about the adorable new Coin Purse and Coin Purse pockets dies. I made up a fun little coin purse for my 9 year old. I think she is going to love it!

I pulled out some Harvest Gold, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shore and Simply Chartreuse Felts and got to work. ETA: I thought this was Lemon Tart Felt but I was mistaken. It is actually Harvest Gold. Sorry about that!

I personalized this coin purse by using the die a little different than intended. I wanted it to have all 4 round corners, so I cut the felt like this....

I just flipped it around and washi taped it down to make a different edge. The holes lined up perfectly and it was super easy. Another fun die that comes included is a slotted die, so you can add your own zipper. I have to be honest....I panicked slightly but when I saw how easy it was, I had to give it a shot. And it was EASY! It works best if you can find a 4" zipper to fit right in place, but I couldn't find one. I got a 7" zipper and then measured how much I would need. I took my sewing machine and ran a straight stitch back and forth over the zipper, to make a zipper stop. It's so easy

I added in the pocket on the front, after stitching some felt flowers down. Again? Easy! Love how these dies work!

Next, I made a matching tag....

I used the new Tag Sale #10 with this adorable little embossed frame. The "to and from" stamp, came from the Tiny Treats: Valentines set. I added in another felt flower so they would coordinate for a gift.

And last, I packaged it up in a glassine bag and finished it off with the tag....

These dies are so fun for making coin purses, but have lots of fun possibilities for cards too. I used the full coin purse die to make this little card. I decorated the front using the arrow die from Monthly Moments: March and then some flowers from the adorable new set called, Just Smile.

I've seen some of the other coin purses and they are amazing! Here is a list of all the girls, so you can stop and visit...

You are rockin' the new release goodies, my friend :) Love that little purse and the tag and what a great card. Fabulous work as always ((hugs))!! BTW, think my son and I will be going to see Divergent in the next few days - meep!! I'll let you know what I think.

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